My First Dog

Kyle Thomas

I can confess having a dog is a lot of work. From feeding, to walking, to playing is a lot. I have to do this with my dog every day. His name is Sparky. He is brown and white. He also, likes to bark a lot.

I remember when I got him. It was on my birthday. I went to the pet store in Brooklyn, NY. There were so many choices to choose from. There were Yorkies and Maltese. I didn’t want them because they were too tiny.

Then, they brought out this dog that was really playful. When we saw his he was bouncing around and was playing with us. My grandmother had liked the other dog that was asleep and quiet.
I said “No this is the one I want he is playful will keep me company!”

After I said that my mother agreed with me. Then, she paid for the dog. Then, the man sold us the dog. After, they cleaned the dog he come out fluffy as cotton. The man had given me Sparkys’ vitamins and had told me that I had to give lots of water. Also, to give him soft and hard food.

So on our way back to New Jersey we drove to Wal-Mart. We went there to get my dog a kennel. The kennel was blue with red lining. It also, had like a black mesh breathing holes. When we got home I opened up the kennel and set it up. It was enormous. We put all the toys that he had inside of the kennel.

We had to let him get used to the kennel. We put him inside and zipped it up. First , couple of times he started barking a lot. Later on, he got used to the kennel, we put his food and water in the kennel. He would always knock it over. We put the kennel in the computer room that we had. We would close the door and turned off the light. He would always bark. His bark was high pitched, it was like a little girl screaming. So, I had to stay in there with him.

Later, on I put the kennel inside my room. The reason I put it in my room I because I needed to slumber in my own bed. So, I would in my own bed then he would still bark. He’d stay in there every day. Then, he breached a hole in it and we just let him run around. We still have him now.

Sparky is so important to me. Not only do I love him but, he is my very first dog that I’ve ever had. I know even when I’m going to college he will be there with me. That is the reason why I picked him. He will always be my first and only dog I love.